Urinary excretion of low-osmolar contrast media during small-bowel follow-through studies in infants is not definitive evidence of bowel perforation.
Boaz W KarmazynMatthew R WannerManisha BhatiaS Gregory JenningsDeborah F BillmirePublished in: Pediatric radiology (2022)
Demonstration of urinary contrast agent post small-bowel follow-through with low-osmolar contrast medium in newborns/infants with complex medical problems is not a definitive indication of bowel perforation or necrosis. More than one-third of our patients with contrast medium in the bladder did not have bowel perforation or necrosis.